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Now the club’s majority shareholder Steve Lansdown, who has previously given Johnson his full backing, is faced with the difficult situation of whether to sack the head coach or not this late in the season.

The players warmed down on the Preston pitch as per usual following last night's game but, as expected, there was a sober atmosphere with the grave possibility of relegation setting in.

Lee Johnson was adamant that the Robins can still survive the drop this season as he apologised to the fans for the dismal showing after the game.

"Listen, we can stay up, of course we can," he explained last night after his team meekly surrendered on Tuesday evening.

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City's home form will be crucial in the run-in and Johnson may be given the game against Wolves to show that he still has the faith of the players. The Robins have only lost one home game since the end of January (six games) and still have four of their last six matches at Ashton Gate.

Or the board will sack him today giving the new man enough time to get a plan in place for Saturday.

The Post asked the club this morning if it was too late in the season to sack Johnson or not and was told no comment.

We are waiting for more information following the meeting. We will be bringing you updates as and when we get them.